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Physicians across the U.S. are suffering moral injury—not burnout, but moral injury.

PNHP conducted a two-year research initiative to better understand the scope of this crisis, and what can be done to reclaim the medical profession.

Read our full report: pnhp.org/moral-injury...

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Thank you @baldwin.senate.gov & Sen. Susan Collins for introducing S. 4283 to reauthorize the Public Health and Bio-Preparedness Workforce Loan Repayment Programs to strengthen the ID, HIV & public health workforce.

IDSA & @hivma.bsky.social call on Congress to swiftly reauthorize: bit.ly/4vyUlnz

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You don't want kidney injury

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Tune in tomorrow night!

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Wondering how to shuck an oyster? ⁠ ⁠ Andy Rogers, one of the competitors in Island Creek’s recent “Shuck Off” contest, and the owner of Jolie Rogers Raw Bar in Wiscasset, Maine, talks us through the ... TikTok video by The Boston Globe

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Why Is Everyone Wicked Obsessed With This Boston Globe Reporter?

@bostonglobe on TioTok: Why Is Everyone Wicked Obsessed With This Boston Globe Reporter? www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/s...

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Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters Long-term care facilities in Ohio are increasingly discharging their residents to homeless shelters, according to interviews and facility inspections.

Shocking story: Ohio’s nursing homes are dumping patients at homeless shelters

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Waiting for Shihab-Eldin. Early last month, the journalist was arrested in Kuwait on the basis of what CPJ calls “vague and overly broad accusations.” I’ve known him to be a reporter who is quick and elegant and resists euphem...

Early last month, Shihab-Eldin was arrested in Kuwait on the basis of what CPJ calls “vague and overly broad accusations.” I’ve known him to be a reporter who is quick and elegant and resists euphemism, writes @aidaalami.bsky.social. www.cjr.org/analysis/wai...

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Closure Information A message from President Jennifer Chrisler and the Board of TrusteesSeven years ago, the Hampshire community presented the College with a powerful mandate: to maintain independence and remain true to Hampshire’s deepest-held values. Since then, we have all worked together toward those goals, facing daunting challenges with the ingenuity and resolve that define the best of what happens here. We left no stone unturned, no solution unexplored, and made many sacrifices along the way.

Sadly, the five colleges are now four. All the cool kids went to Hampshire. www.hampshire.edu/closure-info...

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Now the FDA has approved it anyway, requiring only a very small study after it is already approved. Meanwhile, let the buyer beware!

Why did the FDA make this risky decision? Is

FDA's Center for Devices a public health agency or a cosmetics company?

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Watch: As AI Makes More Health Coverage Decisions, the Risks to Patients Grow - KFF Health News Major health insurers and even Medicare are using artificial intelligence to make coverage decisions. But class action lawsuits have accused insurers of using AI to wrongfully withhold treatment, and ...

Health insurance executives have said using AI to make coverage decisions will save them money.

But lawsuits have accused insurers of using the technology to wrongfully withhold treatment.

@hannahnorman.bsky.social & @dariustahir.bsky.social explain ⤵️

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Before the recent $53 million verdict against Abbott Laboratories, David Hilzenrath reported on evidence from lawsuits against Abbott and Mead Johnson over infant formula and an often-deadly bowel disease in babies.

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It’s been 20 years since Romneycare sparked near-universal health insurance coverage in Mass. Now, that status is under threat. - The Boston Globe The landmark health care reform made Massachusetts the most insured state in the country.

Pay wall, but worth knowing www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/13/b...

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Copy or Create? Some Possibilities for Enriching Journalistic Narratives about Science and Technology Based onPress Releases | Intercom - Brazilian Journal of Communication Sciences Copyright (c) 2026 Carlos Henrique Fioravanti

"Churnalism (the
full or partial reproduction of the original text) is prevalent in PR."
revistas.intercom.org.br/index.php/re...

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14 things our PhD supervisors got right and why it mattered PhD students reflect on how their supervisors made a meaningful difference — from quiet acts of kindness to career-shaping guidance.

PhD students reflect on how their supervisors made a meaningful difference — from quiet acts of kindness to career-shaping guidance

go.nature.com/422vHhs

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For Many Patients Leaving the ICU, the Struggle Has Only Just Begun - KFF Health News A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive, and mental health challenges that can take months or longer to resolve.

A long stay in intensive care can bring physical, cognitive and mental health challenges that can take months or years to resolve.

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Scientists invented a fake disease. AI told people it was real Nature - Bixonimania doesn’t exist except in a clutch of obviously bogus academic papers. So why did AI chatbots warn people about this fictional illness?

This researcher created a fictional illness, and fake studies funded by the Professor Sideshow Bob Foundation and University of the Fellowship of the Ring and the Galactic Triad.

LLMs warned people the illness was real.

go.nature.com/47UhWFb

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Why this strife of the chase? why weary, and palsy the arm at the oar, and the iron, and the lance? how the richer or better is Ahab now?

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AI can design and run thousands of lab experiments without human hands. Humanity isn’t ready for the new risks this brings to biology Researchers have found that even people with limited experience in biology can use AI to help them create a dangerous pathogen.

AI can now autonomously design and run thousands of biological experiments, but the regulatory systems meant to oversee this capability have fallen dangerously behind.


The gap between what’s possible (like making a dangerous virus spread more easily) and what’s regulated is growing, and that’s a

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Who’s Been Impersonating This ProPublica Reporter? A mysterious impostor who claimed to be ProPublica reporter Robert Faturechi reached out to a Canadian official and a Latvian businessman working with Ukraine. So, the real Robert did some reporting of his own.

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Measles Elimination Status: What It Is and How the U.S. Could Lose It | KFF The United States is at risk of losing its measles elimination status. This post looks at what measles elimination means, how the current measles outbreak threatens this status, and what losing it mig...

In many places across the U.S., measles vaccination rates have steadily declined, and these levels are below that needed for herd immunity. Since 2025, most measles cases primarily stem from local outbreaks.

Explore what this means in our updated brief: ⤵️ https://on.kff.org/4bYOxfy

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Local news and analysis from The Conversation An independent nonprofit news source, giving you the context to understand complicated issues. Articles are written by experts, assisted by journalists, to clearly explain events in the news and the latest research.

While The Conversation covers stories from around and world, our Local News initiative highlights research and expert analysis focused on five communities across the U.S.
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Confidential Report Calls for Sweeping Changes to Track Covid Vaccine Harms

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Measles Elimination Status: What It Is and How the U.S. Could Lose It | KFF The United States is at risk of losing its measles elimination status. This post looks at what measles elimination means, how the current measles outbreak threatens this status, and what losing it mig...

Our updated brief examines the meaning of “measles elimination status” and how it’s decided and declared.

Our experts also tackle how current measles outbreaks may threaten U.S. measles elimination status and what that might mean for U.S. measles control. https://on.kff.org/4bYOxfy

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CDC delays publishing report showing covid vaccine benefits The acting CDC director cited concerns with the methodology, but the design has long been used to test vaccine effectiveness.

Exclusive: The acting director of the CDC has delayed publication of a report showing the covid-19 vaccine cut the likelihood of ER visits and hospitalizations for healthy adults last winter by about half, according to two scientists.

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Let Spring Produce Be Your Drug. Dip into my stash of spring recipes. Use as needed.

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A Nursing Home Owner Got a Trump Pardon. The Families of His Patients Got Nothing. At least three families won multimillion-dollar wrongful death suits against former Skyline Healthcare owner Joseph Schwartz. They haven’t collected a cent.

Meanwhile, a family sued that same owner for the wrongful death of their loved one, won millions, but never received the money they were owed.
#NursingHome #PatientAbuse #Pardon
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Massive eye drop recall reflects ongoing issues with manufacturing and FDA inspection The recall potentially affects more than 1 million people. It is the second time the FDA has found sterility issues at the company in three years.

K.C. Pharmaceuticals was flagged by the FDA in 2023 for failing to ensure its eye drops were made in sterile conditions.

The company's current massive recall suggests it ignored those recommendations 🩺

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Hospitals can live within a budget A new study shows Maryland hospital use fell dramatically compared to other states in the decade after it adopted health care budgeting. Other states should follow.

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From an update on Sox Nation to astronaut suits from Massachusetts (yes, we found the local tie), Emily Sweeney shares some of our top headlines. Video by Maria Pemberton #redsox #localnews #worldcu... TikTok video by The Boston Globe

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